Honors Program – Scholarships

Nancy Jo Abeles Scholarship for Continuing Honors Students

Each April, students enrolled in the Honors Program who plan to continue their studies at the college the following year may apply for the Nancy Jo Abeles Scholarship for Continuing Honors Students. It is a merit-based scholarship with a long association with the Honors Program, and is highly coveted by Honors students. Approximately 15-20 students become Abeles Honors Scholars each year.

Specific types of Nancy Jo Abeles Scholarship for Continuing Honors Students depend on a student’s full- or part-time status and the number of Honors courses completed:

Type A: $3,000

Full-time Honors students

Completion of 2 Honors courses by May

Commitment to take 2 more Honors courses during the year covered by the scholarship

Type B: $2,500

Full-time Honors students

Completion of 1 Honors course by May

Commitment to take 2 more Honors courses during the year covered by the scholarship

Type C: $1,250

Part-time Honors students

Completion of 2 Honors courses by May

Commitment to take 2 more Honors courses during the year covered by the scholarship

Application Guidelines

ALL scholarship applications will be handled online:

Your online application will include a completed application form and a Personal Profile essay. Other pertinent material (optional) must be uploaded. In addition, two letters of recommendation from Westchester Community College professors (at least one of them Honors) are required. The letters should be received by April 15. (Decision announced: Summer)

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